About Isaac Wilson
Lived 1840 – 1901 (aged 60–61). Isaac Wilson was a New Zealand politician.
Isaac Wilson (1840 – 7 April 1912 ) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand. He represented the Kaiapoi electorate from 1881 to 7 April 1884, when he resigned because of failing health, and was replaced by Edward Richardson.
In 1897 he was on the Kaiapoi Licensing Committee. and a committee member for the Kaiapoi Brass Band.
He died in Sumner, Christchurch leaving a widow (Elizabeth) and young children. He was from Wray, Westmorland and arrived with his family in New Zealand about 1854. He had various business interests including the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills; and was on the Ashley County Council, the Kaiapoi Borough and the Canterbury Provincial Council before becoming an MP (MHR) in 1881, defeating the Liberal candidate.
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Who was Isaac Wilson?
New Zealand politician (1840-1901)
When was Isaac Wilson born?
Isaac Wilson was born in 1840.
When did Isaac Wilson die?
Isaac Wilson died in 1901.
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Isaac Wilson was a politician.
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Isaac Wilson was New Zealand.
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· DBpedia: Isaac Wilson (New Zealand politician)
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